Dharmasala (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Summary of results of the 2009 Election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
BJD
Kalpataru Das
79,867
58.25
-
-
INC
Kangali Charan Panda
44,734
32.63
-
-
BJP
Ramesh Chandra Parida
5,341
3.90
-
-
SAMO
Jatish Kumar Mohanty
5,015
3.66
-
-
BSP
Gobinda Sahoo
883
0.64
-
-
Independent
Rabindra Kumar Dhir
752
0.55
-
-
Independent
Madhabi Singh
511
0.37
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
35,133
25.63
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,37,126
74.09
-

Question: Who were the top two contenders in the 2009 Dharmasala election and what was the winning margin of votes?
Answer: In 2009 the election, BJD candidate, Kalpataru Das, defeated INC candidate, Kangali Charan Panda, by a margin of 35,133 votes.